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Anti-foreigner Sentiment in China
newyorker.com/online/blogs/evanosnos/2012/05/beijing-welcomes-you.html
can china's metropoles ever really be world hubs like london or NY when country is often, as now, swept by xenophobia
HURT: Capital Bikeshare is making biking ugly, smugly
washingtontimes.com/news/2012/may/29/hurt-capital-bikeshare-is-making-biking-ugly-smugl/?page=all
guess this writer doesn't like bikshare: "fat, red communal bicycles peddled all over town by commune enthusiasts" http://t.co/LY6MEi91
The Fifth Facade: A Peek Inside NYC’s Hidden Rooftop World | WebUrbanist
weburbanist.com/2012/05/23/the-fifth-facade-a-peek-inside-nycs-hidden-rooftop-world/
suburbia in the sky: aerial photog alex maclean's new book showcases hidden world atop NYC's roofs. sample photos here http://t.co/AWDrGdn3
The Fifth Facade: A Peek Inside NYC’s Hidden Rooftop World | WebUrbanist
weburbanist.com/2012/05/23/the-fifth-facade-a-peek-inside-nycs-hidden-rooftop-world/
aerial urban photog alex maclean has a new book showcasing the hidden world atop NYC's roofs. sample photos here http://t.co/AWDrGdn3
NYC's First Car Accident In 1896 Involved A Bicycle
gothamist.com/2012/05/14/nycs_first_car_accident_in_1896_inv.php
NYC's first car crash was 116yrs ago today. of course, a cyclist was injured. unike today, though, driver was locked up http://t.co/TdB8dgLK
The Face of Urban Renewal and Preservation in Istanbul | Untapped Cities
untappedcities.com/2011/04/25/the-face-of-urban-renewal-and-preservation-in-istanbul/
istanbul's china-like redevelopment problem: the city is ignoring UNESCO + tearing down neighborhoods for megaprojects http://t.co/QqV2Nt4I
The Pseudo-Suburbanist's Dilemma
theatlanticcities.com/arts-and-lifestyle/2012/05/pseudo-suburbanists-dilemma/2098/
what do you do about a problem like alexandria? more about when something is a suburb or isn't, and what suburbia means http://t.co/u6jSBvad
London, France's sixth biggest city
bbc.co.uk/news/magazine-18234930
"More French live in London than in Bordeaux, Nantes or Strasbourg...it's now thought to be France's 6th biggest city" http://t.co/7QMaL1OC
Extract - Mogadishu Then and Now: the rise and fall of a historic city
globalurbanist.com/2012/05/30/extract-mogadishu-then-and-now
hard to believe now, but both ibn battuta and vasco da gama were awed by the wealth of mogadishu http://t.co/m1tLMo3i via @globalurbanist
Jubilee: The Queen In Street Art
londonist.com/2012/05/jubilee-the-queen-in-street-art.php
on her majesty's secret street art: images of the queen @londonist found on city walls as her diamond jubilee nears http://t.co/G3Y7iOpz
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